tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314975175792696409.post1831785906005106559..comments2018-03-15T10:30:23.407-05:00Comments on Archipelago: Language Arts on the FlyThe Ambleside Online Advisoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632952365811151884noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314975175792696409.post-87124947585995016412017-04-11T16:53:16.702-05:002017-04-11T16:53:16.702-05:00Thanks so much for this, Leslie. It&#39;s lovely ...Thanks so much for this, Leslie. It&#39;s lovely to be reminded (often) of how simple and &quot;living&quot; language arts can be. Christy Hissonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803403530678764487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314975175792696409.post-62499443616173191332017-04-05T19:12:19.385-05:002017-04-05T19:12:19.385-05:00Thank you for your story. This has really helped m...Thank you for your story. This has really helped me. I have just started homeschooling this year and chosen CM/AO. I now know to take copywork/dictation down a whole level and keep it very simple. Bless you!Kirsten Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231118250915230891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314975175792696409.post-26976614562858815742017-04-04T00:15:52.827-05:002017-04-04T00:15:52.827-05:00My daughter just turned 10. This is our second yea...My daughter just turned 10. This is our second year homeschooling and following the CM method. I stopped all copywork months ago because I suspected Dyslexia and Dysgraphia. She&#39;s currently being assessed. I still read living books to her and have her orally narrate. She&#39;s currently receiving private tutoring twice a week using Barton to teach phonics. Is this enough LA wise? Rachel Otiatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187380797652211418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314975175792696409.post-91122600311274944812017-04-03T22:06:32.474-05:002017-04-03T22:06:32.474-05:00I googled &quot;SAT essay questions.&quot; I got r...I googled &quot;SAT essay questions.&quot; I got results such as those on this website: http://www.testpreppractice.net/SAT/sat-essay-questions.html -- I collected a bunch of them, printed them, cut them into slips of paper so I had a bunch of strips of paper with an essay prompt on each slip, and every day, my son would take one from the stack and that was his essay for the day. Originally, my thought was to prepare him to write essays for the SAT, but even after he took the SAT, I had him continue because I figured it was good practice -- and because I found it interesting reading his answers. Here&#39;s an example of an essay prompt from that website: &quot;Are people better off if they do not listen to criticism? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.&quot; (I noticed on a couple of websites this evening that the College Board&#39;s essay questions seem more political than I remember -- I collected my questions probably 8 years ago!)Leslie Noelani Lauriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298088211692254547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314975175792696409.post-1392285200432841802017-04-03T19:56:06.469-05:002017-04-03T19:56:06.469-05:00Can you elaborate more on the SAT-type essay promp...Can you elaborate more on the SAT-type essay prompts? Would these be based on a text they were reading or just random essay topics? Can you give an example? Thanks.splashesonapagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11531764519514201393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314975175792696409.post-43176759887809396092017-04-03T14:00:43.211-05:002017-04-03T14:00:43.211-05:00As someone in the thick of things, I would suggest...As someone in the thick of things, I would suggest trying again with a word or phrase that is meaningful to him. I had a child that struggled with reading because he didn&#39;t care...until I stopped doing pure phonics and tried a more CM method (part phonics, part sight word) using a real book that he liked. It is possible that the problem is that he doesn&#39;t care because the strokes themselves have no meaning for him. If this doesn&#39;t work and the problem appears to be mechanical (and this is quite possible, especially with some boys), set it aside and try again in a few months. Nelleke Plouffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630031813554150232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314975175792696409.post-88491527629799610732017-04-03T12:01:30.206-05:002017-04-03T12:01:30.206-05:00I wish I knew. I do know that he doesn&#39;t seem ...I wish I knew. I do know that he doesn&#39;t seem to care about doing it. We dropped it altogether about 2 weeks ago. So do you think 6.5 is too young? Or just maybe in his case if he&#39;s not interested then wait until next year? Did you expect perfection in strokes before moving on to words?Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270945035732369649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314975175792696409.post-74365565487698948442017-04-03T11:06:36.832-05:002017-04-03T11:06:36.832-05:00Why is he doing no better? Is it because he&#39;s ...Why is he doing no better? Is it because he&#39;s unable (still too young), or unwilling (lazy and doesn&#39;t care enough to take the time)? Does he enjoy writing the strokes? Would tracing them for now work better? There&#39;s a fine line between encouraging sloppiness and expecting more than the child is able (or even willing) to give and discouraging him.Leslie Noelani Lauriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298088211692254547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314975175792696409.post-89564171144086024512017-04-03T10:53:28.161-05:002017-04-03T10:53:28.161-05:00I read that CM said to start with having them writ...I read that CM said to start with having them write a stroke and work on that until it&#39;s perfect, then move to curves, in order to achieve neat handwriting. So, I bought Delightful Handwriting from SCM since it follows that pattern. The problem is that my 6.5 year old, after many many strokes (6 a day) is doing no better. So should I abandon this and just have him write a word that he chooses, even if it&#39;s sloppy? How did you teach them to write neatly? Or should I continue until he can properly wrote the stroke? Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270945035732369649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314975175792696409.post-53213323205101584152017-03-23T17:30:04.066-05:002017-03-23T17:30:04.066-05:00I did minimal grammar. I didn&#39;t even do all th...I did minimal grammar. I didn&#39;t even do all the grammar books listed on the AmblesideOnline curriculum. To be honest, I think grammar is more effectively taught by learning a foreign language because it forces you to view individual words in a grammar sense.Leslie Noelani Lauriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298088211692254547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314975175792696409.post-40804105074758915702017-03-23T08:09:48.898-05:002017-03-23T08:09:48.898-05:00Thank you for this helpful summary of the CM metho...Thank you for this helpful summary of the CM method of teaching language arts, Leslie. It&#39;s good for me to have a review. Sometimes too, I feel like we&#39;re not doing enough in this area and it&#39;s a comfort to see that we are doing the basics. <br /><br />Unless I missed it, you didn&#39;t mention grammar. Did you ever do any grammar instruction with your children?Laura Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485192062219909619noreply@blogger.com